ปากกัดตีนถีบ(bpàak gàt dteen tìip)
Meanings
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[to] struggle for a living
to struggle hard to make a living, often with very little money; to live a hand-to-mouth existence
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightปากกัดตีนถีบbpàak gàt dteen tìipปากกัดตีนถีบbpàak gàt dteen tìip[to] struggle for a livingทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai1[to] spend (money); expend2expenses; spending (noun)
His family has to struggle hard to make a living, working hard every day to earn money for expenses.
Related Words
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หาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâmหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâm1[to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages2hand-to-mouth (describing people/lives)
- [to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages
- hand-to-mouth (describing people/lives)
กระเสือกกระสนgrà-sèuuak grà-sŏnกระเสือกกระสนgrà-sèuuak grà-sŏn[to] struggle; [to] strive
[to] struggle; [to] strive
ดิ้นรนdîn ronดิ้นรนdîn ron1[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival2[to] struggle (physically) to get free
- [to] struggle; strive; fight for survival
- [to] struggle (physically) to get free
สู้ชีวิตsôo chee-wítสู้ชีวิตsôo chee-wít1[to] persevere through hardship; struggle to make a living2resilient; hardworking despite hardship
- [to] persevere through hardship; struggle to make a living
- resilient; hardworking despite hardship
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ปากกัดตีนถีบbpàak gàt dteen tìipปากกัดตีนถีบbpàak gàt dteen tìip[to] struggle for a living